Cytarabine

In the US, Cytarabine (cytarabine systemic) is a member of the drug class antimetabolites and is used to treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Leukemia, Meningeal Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

US matches:

• Cytarabine
• Cytarabine liposomal
• Cytarabine liposome Intrathecal

UK matches:

• CYTARABINE 100 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION (Leaflet)
• CYTARABINE 100 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION (Leaflet)
• CYTARABINE 100MG/ML INJECTION (Leaflet)
• CYTARABINE 100MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION (Leaflet)
• CYTARABINE 20 MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION (Leaflet)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

L01BC01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000147-94-4

Chemical Formula

C9-H13-N3-O5

Molecular Weight

243

Therapeutic Category

Cytostatic agent: Antimetabolite

Chemical Name

2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-

Foreign Names

• Cytarabinum (Latin)
• Cytarabin (German)
• Cytarabine (French)
• Citarabina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Citarabina (OS: DCIT)
• Cytarabine (OS: USAN, DCF, JAN, BAN)
• Arabinosylcytosine (IS)
• NSC 63878 (IS)
• U 19920 (IS)
• Cytarabin (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
• Cytarabine (PH: BP 2011, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4, USP 34)
• Cytarabinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)
• Cytarabine Hydrochloride (OS: USAN)
• AC 1075 (IS)
• ARA-C (IS)
• U 19920 A (IS)
• Cytarabine ocfosfate (IS)

Brand Names

• Alexan
  Bio Pharma, Pakistan; Ebewe, Austria; Ebewe, Bulgaria; Ebewe, Czech Republic; Ebewe, Georgia; Ebewe, Hong Kong; Ebewe, Hungary; Ebewe, Israel; Ebewe, Malta; Ebewe, Netherlands; Ebewe, Oman; Ebewe, Poland; Ebewe, Romania; Ebewe, Slovakia; Ebewe, Thailand; Ebewe, Tunisia; Ebewe, Turkey; Ebewe, Vietnam; Ebewe/NeoCorp, Germany; Pfizer, China; Pharmafrica, South Africa
• Alexan Ebewe
  Ebewe, Serbia
• Arabine
  Hospira, Iceland; Hospira, Sweden
• Ara-C
  Gobbi, Argentina
• Ara-cell
  Cell pharm, Germany
• Aracytin
  Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer Italia, Italy
• Aracytine
  Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Tunisia
• Arasid
  Intas, India
• Cancyt
  Miracalus, India; Naprod, Philippines
• Citabion
  Medicus, Greece
• Citagenin
  Ivax, Argentina
• Citarabina Filaxis
  Filaxis, Argentina
• Citarabina Hospira
  Hospira Italia, Italy
• Citarabina Kampar
  Kampar, Chile
• Citarabina LKM
  LKM, Argentina
• Citarabina Microsules
  Microsules, Argentina
• Citarabina Pfizer
  Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Spain
• Citarabina
  AC Farma, Peru; World Pharma, Peru
• Citarabins
  AstraZeneca, Lithuania
• Cylocide N
  Nippon Shinyaku, Japan
• Cylocide
  Nippon Shinyaku, Japan; Nippon Shinyaku, Taiwan
• Cytabin
  Zydus Cadila, India
• Cytalon
  Celon, India
• Cytarabin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Switzerland
• Cytarabin Stada
  STADA, Austria
• Cytarabin
  Pfizer, Norway
• Cytarabine Accord
  Accord Healthcare, Estonia
• Cytarabine APP
  APP, United States
• Cytarabine Bedford
  Bedford, United States
• Cytarabine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands
• Cytarabine Choongwae
  Choong Wae, South Korea
• Cytarabine DBL
  Hospira, Indonesia; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia
• Cytarabine Ebewe
  Sandoz, France
• Cytarabine Faulding
  Pharmaplan, South Africa
• Cytarabine Hospira
  Hospira, Belgium; Hospira, Netherlands; Hospira, United States; Hospira, Taiwan
• Cytarabine Onco Therapies
  Onco Therapies, United States
• Cytarabine Pfizer
  Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Sweden
• Cytarabine Stada
  STADA, Bulgaria
• Cytarabine
  Accord Healthcare, United Kingdom; Accord Healthcare, Malta; Ben Venue, Israel; Faulding Pharmaceuticals, Lithuania; Hospira, Canada; Hospira, United Kingdom; Hospira, Ireland; Hospira, New Zealand; Mayne, Malta; Mayne Pharma, Oman; Onko-Koçsel, Turkey; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, United Kingdom
• Cytarabine-DBL
  Hospira, Hong Kong; Orna, Turkey
• Cytarabine-Mayne
  Hospira, Luxembourg
• Cytarine
  Dabur, Myanmar; Dabur Pharma, Thailand; GP-Pharm, Peru
• Cytosar
  Actavis, Estonia; Actavis, Israel; Actavis, Serbia; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, China; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Georgia; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Romania; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium, Poland; Pharmacia, Bulgaria; Pharmacia, Slovakia; Pharmacia Upjohn, Oman
• Cytosar-U
  Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Philippines; Teva, United States
• Cytotec
  Pfizer, Georgia
• Cytox
  Cipla, Philippines
• Cytrabine
  Pfizer, New Zealand
• DBL Cytarabine
  Hospira, Australia; Hospira, Malaysia; Hospira, Taiwan
• DepoCyt
  Pacira, United States
• DepoCyte
  Mundipharma, Belgium; Mundipharma, Switzerland; Mundipharma, Germany; Mundipharma, Spain; Mundipharma, Finland; Mundipharma, Sweden; Napp, United Kingdom; Pacira, Austria; Pacira, Latvia; Pacira, Poland; Pacira, Romania; Pacira Limited, Lithuania; Pacira Limited, Norway; Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Czech Republic; Skye, Netherlands; Skye, Slovakia; Skyepharma, Denmark
• Dépocyte
  Mundipharma, France
• Laracit
  Chile, Chile
• Leucyt
  Fresenius, Philippines
• P&U Cytarabine
  Pfizer, South Africa
• Remcyta
  Alkem, India
• Saidewei
  Hospira, China
• Tabine
  Korea United Pharm, Georgia; Korea United Pharma, Philippines
• Cytarabine - Lukang Chenxin
  Lukang, China
• Starasid
  Nippon Kayaku, Japan

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